The NKD Management Board Dr. Ulrich Hanfeld, Rüdiger Hartmann (Finance) and Christian Welles (Sales) will be expanded by a new Chief Purchase Officer. Alexander Schmökel (51) will assume the role of Chief Purchase Officer from 1 January 2017. He will be responsible for strategic purchasing, category management, global procurement and quality management. Since the departure of Christian Müller, these areas had been successfully managed by the CEO, Dr. Ulrich Hanfeld.
Mr. Schmökel has an impressive experience in various Top Management- and Executive functions not only in textile and non-food trade but also in manufacturing companies. Among others, he gained his excellent professional and managerial experience in successful positions at almost all well-known textile retail companies, including TAKKO Modemarkt GmbH, KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH and most recently as Managing Director Purchasing (CPO) at Woolworth GmbH, Unna.
“I am delighted to be able to accompany and drive NKD on the successful path to the turnaround in a responsible position”, so Alexander Schmökel. “In NKD I see a company with a unique perspective, whereby I would like to contribute to its success with my experience, which I have gained since 1987 in the textile retail business.” Dr. Ulrich Hanfeld (CEO): “Mr. Schmökel will further optimize the purchasing- and procurement processes of our company, to efficiently speed-up the positive trend.” The conclusion of the successful search for personnel was commented by John von Spreckelsen, Chairman of OpCapita: “As a proven specialist, Mr. Schmökel will set strong impulses to our purchasing and procurement as the heart piece of our company which we require to meet the growing challenges of our demanding market.”
This is NKD:
With a total of 1.800 stores in Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, its own Online shop and 8.000 employees, NKD Group of Companies is one of the largest enterprises in textile retail. The offer ranges from current fashion for the whole family and functional sportswear to home textiles and seasonal decoration items to selected brand assortments.
Das ist OpCapita:
OpCapita wurde 2006 gegründet und ist eine europäische Private-Equity-Gesellschaft, die auf die Optimierung der operativen Geschäftstätigkeit spezialisiert ist. OpCapita kauft und transformiert Unternehmen vorzugsweise des Einzelhandels, der Konsumgüterindustrie und der Freizeitwirtschaft. OpCapita hat 400 Mio. EUR in verschiedenen europäischen Unternehmen investiert. Daneben wurden die Unternehmen strukturell optimiert und deren Profitabilität deutlich gesteigert. Aktuell ist die Gesellschaft an weiteren Unternehmen in Deutschland und Spanien beteiligt. OpCapita sucht nach Unternehmen, bei denen es wirksame Verbesserungen bzgl. deren Profitabilität umsetzen und so langfristig nachhaltige Werte schaffen kann. Das hausinterne Team an geschäftsführenden Partnern vereint zusammen 120 Jahre an Erfahrung.
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